Erie County commissioners race toward mobile offices in taxpayers’ cars
In a clash over a last minute budget provision, Erie County officials including Chairman William Hill and Commissioner Leo Weir push or criticize the car rental option. Louis Rzymek plans a marked station wagon as a "mobile office" for county business while claiming it will serve elderly transport and election duties. Citizens in Corry mock the plan, noting lack of presence by Rzymek since his election and urging use of county cars to visit Corry.
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Erie County
Commission
William Hill
Leo Weir
Louis Rzymek
Rzymek
Hill
Erie
Corry
Quotable Notables and Curious Facts From The Era
A collage of light anecdotes and observations on heat for birds humor about checks and signature practice a parable on heaven and voting a quote by Albert Salomon about endurance and misfortune a calorie comparison Irish eaters alligator dentition elephant dental limits and a Browning reflection on friendship with God and books.
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Albert Salomon
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Torture tools for Pakistan by Jack Anderson
Washington report details a 17 item procurement list from Colonel Khan Ahmed Shamshad, Pakistan army attache, seeking electric shock pulses and other devices for interrogation and brainwashing. It notes potential US aid funding, calls Aviterra Corp of Maryland, and includes reactions from Horst Kleinsora and calls to redirect funds to aid Karachi and Lahore children.
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Khan Ahmed Shamshad
Washington
Khan
Germany
Karachi
Lahore
Global debts and duties weave tangled Cold War era aid
A critical, traveling snapshot of postwar aid and debt burdens shows the United States tallying loans and grants across nations. It notes India, Egypt, Israel, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Botswana and Algeria amid tensions, corruption, and geopolitical leverage as Washington weighs foreign policy costs and farm votes at home.
Tight editing turns a 10 000 word novel into a tiny punchline
A veteran reporter muses on writing a 10 000 word novel about a small town black youth and a white girl, then painfully trims it to 350 words, stripping adjectives and weak verbs, and ends with a razor sharp punchline about a flea riddled joke. He notes debts of nations and a publisher’s verdict, culminating in the eight word punch line Adam Had em.
Flying saucers report near Corry and local upgrades
In Corry, twenty years ago, three women reported four flying saucers buzzing three miles south of the city at 12:15 PM. A Champer of Commerce survey disclosed that fifteen Corry business places had been modernized or built in the past year, totaling about 326,500 dollars. The Stan ford Hose Company plans an August 3 summer picnic at Sekerak's Grove, chaired by Charles Collier with William Halfast as cochairman.
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Concord Ridge
Corry
Champer of Commerce
Stanford Hose Company
Sekerak’s Grove
Charles Collier
William Halfast
Cochairman
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the Crocker National Bank of California
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Arthur Anderson
Jim Bishop
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Algeria
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